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{{Short description|Electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada}}
'''Cape Breton The Lakes''' was a provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]], that elected one member of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]].
It was created in 1978 out of areas which were formerly included in the [[Cape Breton North]], [[Cape Breton South (provincial electoral district)|Cape Breton South]], and [[Cape Breton West]].
In 2003, it was reallocated to [[Victoria-The Lakes]], [[Cape Breton South (provincial electoral district)|Cape Breton South]], [[Cape Breton North]] and [[Cape Breton West]].<ref>[http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/victoria-the%20lakes.pdf Victoria-The Lakes - Constituency History] Nova Scotia Legislature</ref>
==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
*[[Brian Boudreau]], [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal]] (1999 - 2003)
*[[Helen MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|Helen MacDonald]], [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party|NDP]] (1997-1999)
*[[Bernie Boudreau]], Liberal (1988-1997)
*[[John Newell (Canadian politician)|John Newell]], Progressive Conservative (1983-1988)
*[[Ossie Fraser]], Liberal (1978-October 29, 1982)
==Election results==
=== 1978 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Cape Breton The Lakes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Ossie Fraser]]|3,473|46.26%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Jim MacDonald|2,642|35.19%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Irene Le Blanc|1,393|18.55%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,508|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/victoria-the_lakes.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton The Lakes|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|date=1978|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1981 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Cape Breton The Lakes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Ossie Fraser]]|3,436|43.01%|-3.25%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[John Newell (Canadian politician)|John Newell]]|3,316|41.51%|6.32%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Douglas D. MacDonald|1,237|15.48%|-3.07%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,989|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/victoria-the_lakes.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton The Lakes|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf|date=1981|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1983 by-election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1983 Nova Scotia By-election]]}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|Progressive Conservative
|John Newell
|align="right"|3190
|align="right"|38.28
|align="right"|-3.22
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|Liberal
|John Coady
|align="right"|3078
|align="right"|36.93
|align="right"|-6.07
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|NDP
|Gerald Yetman
|align="right"|1436
|align="right"|17.23
|align="right"|+1.75
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Labour|row}}
|Labour
|Gary Mosher
|align="right"|630
|align="right"|7.56
|align="right"|
|}
=== 1984 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Cape Breton The Lakes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[John Newell (Canadian politician)|John Newell]]|4,535|51.29%|9.78%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|John Coady|3,338|37.75%|-5.26%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Richard Fogarty|813|9.19%|-6.29%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Labour|Mary Strickland|156|1.76%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,842|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/victoria-the_lakes.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton The Lakes|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf|date=1984|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1988 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Cape Breton The Lakes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Bernie Boudreau]]|4,192|45.37%|7.62%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[John Newell (Canadian politician)|John Newell]]|3,282|35.52%|-15.77%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Helen MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|Helen MacDonald]]|1,766|19.11%|9.92%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|9,240|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/victoria-the_lakes.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton The Lakes|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf|date=1988|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1993 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1993|Cape Breton The Lakes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Bernie Boudreau]]|6,591|71.90%|26.53%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Helen MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|Helen MacDonald]]|1,312|14.31%|-4.80%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Lauchie G. Leslie|1,264|13.79%|-21.73%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|9,167|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/victoria-the_lakes.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton The Lakes|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf|date=1993|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1997 by-election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Nova Scotia By-Election, 1997]]}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|NDP
|Helen MacDonald
|align="right"|3727
|align="right"|49.19
|align="right"|+34.88
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|Liberal
|Allan Henderson
|align="right"|3055
|align="right"|40.32
|align="right"|-31.58
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|Progressive Conservative
|Rollie Clarke
|align="right"|795
|align="right"|10.49
|align="right"|-3.31
|}
=== 1998 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1998|Cape Breton The Lakes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Helen MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|Helen MacDonald]]|4,573|52.17%|37.86%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Allan Henderson|3,707|42.29%|-29.61%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Rollie Clarke|485|5.53%|-8.26%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,765|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/victoria-the_lakes.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton The Lakes|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1999 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1999|Cape Breton The Lakes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Brian Boudreau]]|3,715|43.70%|1.40%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Helen MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|Helen MacDonald]]|3,614|42.51%|-9.67%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Ken Langley|1,173|13.80%|8.26%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,502|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/victoria-the_lakes.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton The Lakes|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
==References==
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*[https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections%20from%201867-2011.pdf Elections Nova Scotia - Summary Results from 1867 to 2011 (PDF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111005726/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections%20from%201867-2011.pdf |date=2017-01-11 }}
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